Category Archives: Canada
Too soon for Bank of Canada to factor in Donald Trump's win: Stephen Poloz
TORONTO - Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says it’s too soon for the central bank to factor Donald Trump’s election win into its decision making. “I’m of course aware tha...
Nov 28, 2016
NDP says Liberals using lack of consensus as excuse to do nothing
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is facing accusations that it’s taking a defeatist approach to electoral reform even before it hears from an all-party committee that’s been exploring alter...
Nov 28, 2016
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Nov. 28 --- TOP SOLDIER PUTS MILITARY ON NOTICE OVER ASSAULT: A disappointed and angry chief of the defence staff put the military on notice Monday after a St...
Nov 28, 2016
Parti Quebecois urges Quebec government to act on trial delay crisis
QUEBEC - The Parti Quebecois is urging the Quebec government to act quickly to address the problem of lengthy trial delays. Justice critic Veronique Hivon says the crisis in Quebec’s judicial sy...
Nov 28, 2016
Canadian Food Inspection Agency triples 'high risk' bovine TB farm list
OTTAWA - Federal officials say at least 10,000 cattle are going to slaughter as a result of a bovine tuberculosis outbreak in western Canada. Dr. Harpeet Kochhar, chief veterinary officer with the Can...
Nov 28, 2016
A timeline of asylum seeker Jose Figueroa's case
VICTORIA - Jose Figueroa wants the Federal Court to clear his name after being accused of having links to terrorism. Here is a timeline of his case: 1997: Figueroa and his wife flee El Salvador, feari...
Nov 28, 2016
Liberals changed fighter jet requirement, says air force commander
OTTAWA - Opposition critics accused the Liberal government of trying to manufacture a crisis Monday after the commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force pulled back the curtain on Canada’s appare...
Nov 28, 2016
Green leader poised to deliver stern rebuke on Island's electoral reform efforts
The leader of the P.E.I. Green party is expected to stand in the legislature Tuesday to rebuke the provincial government - and offer a warning to the Trudeau Liberals on democratic reform. The P.E.I. ...
Nov 28, 2016
CBC/Radio-Canada wants to move to ad-free model with $318M in new annual funding
OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada wants all its services to broadcast ad-free - but would need $318 million in new annual funding to do so, the public broadcaster said Monday in a proposal to the federal gove...
Nov 28, 2016
New rules for Saskatchewan pipelines after Husky oil spill into river
REGINA - Saskatchewan is proposing tougher rules for pipelines following an oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River that jeopardized the drinking water of thousands of people. Legislation introduc...
Nov 28, 2016
